conclusions epidemiologic studies in kabaddi are the need of the hour to assess the burden of this predominantly rural sport and to implement injury prevention programs. our study emphasises the morbidity of knee injuries in kabaddi players of india and the exacting toll it takes on their careers. results the mean duration prior to presentation was 14.4 months. majority of the injuries (88.16%)...

The problem of unbounded uniaxial chiral omega media in the presence of both static electric and magnetic point charges is investigated. For this purpose scalar electric and magnetic potentials in these media are introduced. Using these potentials, the corresponding electric and magnetic fields are determined. The similar problem of static electric and magnetic current sources with the goal of ...

Electrical burns are linked to a high rate of morbidity and mortality, usually avoidable with basic safety precautions. High voltage electrical injuries uncommon, yet they have death rate. Electrocution refers any caused by an shock the body. Although introduction electricity was hailed as gift civilization, its use in domestic households has continued increase fatalities, either because lack p...

Dear Editor, Burns and trauma represent two of the most severe injuries that both developing and developed countries face today. Concomitant burn and traumatic injuries are significant in terms of disease burden and cost of treatment due to associated high morbidity and mortality. Existing literature for burn and traumatic injuries encompass injuries derived from terrorism, warfare, natural dis...

PROBLEM It is estimated that 5 to 10 arc flash explosions occur in electric equipment every day in the United States. In the mining industry the largest single injury category of electrical injuries are caused by non-contact electrical arcs. METHOD This investigation progressed in two phases: (a) 836 Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) reports of electric arcing incidents that occurr...

BACKGROUND All will agree that invention of electricity has changed the world. Today nobody can think of living without an uninterrupted supply. Electricity is definitely a boon to the mankind but this turns into a curse when it becomes a cause of disaster. Electrical burn injuries are the most destructive injuries with a potential of causing significant functional disability and extensive disf...

Introduction For the pathologist providing a routine necropsy service to the local coroner, examination of bodies associated with fires can generate difficult interpretational problems. Appropriate historical and circumstantial evidence may be vital to overall conclusions,' although, as with bodies recovered from water,2 such collateral information should always be available before any coroner'...

Tracheal injuries, following blunt neck trauma, are life-threatening surgical emergencies with high risk of mortality. A index suspicion is necessary to avoid missing an occult injury because delays in diagnosis and definitive treatment associated poorer outcomes. We, herein, report a case 28-year man who presented Emergency Department 15 days after trauma from accident involving electric cable...